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Iran doc ‘Beloved’ by Yaser Talebi to vie in Netherlands

Iran documentary ‘Beloved’ has been selected to screen at the 2018 edition of IDFA in the Netherlands.

Iran documentary ‘Beloved’ has been selected to screen at the 2018 edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in the Netherlands.

Directed by Yaser Talebi, the film will be in competition with 11 other works at the competition of mid-length documentary section of the festival.

The 63-minute doc is about the difficult but favorable life of an 82-year-old mother named Firouzeh who runs a unique life in the Alborz mountain ranges of Iran.

Firouzeh hikes across the rugged landscape carrying bundles of wood. When she was a young girl, a marriage was arranged for her with an older man, with whom she had 11 children. Now, none of her children come to visit her and her attempts to get closer to them remain futile.

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam aims to provide an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality program.

The latest edition of the festival is slated for November 14-25, 2018.

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